Table A. Summary of State Coverage, Nonresponse, and Misclassification Adjustments: 2012 
[For meaning of abbreviations and symbols, see introductory text.] 
Item 
Total 
Standard 
error 
Adjustment 
as percent 
of total 
Percent of total 
adjustment 
from coverage 
Percent of total 
adjustment from 
nonresponse 
Percent of total 
adjustment from 
misclassification 
Farms 
number 
18,027 
1,769 
39.2 
10.8 
12.2 
16.2 
Land in farms 
acres 
10,974,396 
327,543 
13.6 
2.2 
7.8 
3.6 
Farms by size: 
1 to 9 acres 
farms 
5,205 
755 
47.8 
17.1 
9.9 
20.7 
acres 
22,134 
3,277 
45.9 
16.4 
9.7 
19.8 
1 0 to 49 acres 
farms 
5,239 
590 
38.2 
11.3 
9.1 
17.8 
acres 
119,432 
13,224 
37.3 
10.9 
9.2 
17.2 
50 to 69 acres 
farms 
941 
87 
38.7 
7.4 
16.0 
15.3 
acres 
54,331 
5,010 
38.6 
7.4 
16.0 
15.2 
70 to 99 acres 
farms 
973 
87 
39.1 
6.6 
17.0 
15.5 
acres 
79,983 
7,176 
39.1 
6.6 
17.0 
15.5 
1 00 to 1 39 acres 
farms 
867 
67 
34.9 
6.8 
14.9 
13.2 
acres 
99,926 
7,742 
34.9 
6.8 
15.0 
13.2 
140 to 179 acres 
farms 
718 
53 
38.2 
6.5 
17.7 
13.9 
acres 
112,690 
8,309 
38.1 
6.5 
17.7 
13.9 
180 to 219 acres 
farms 
461 
37 
38.2 
6.4 
18.4 
13.4 
acres 
90,733 
7,252 
38.1 
6.4 
18.4 
13.3 
220 to 259 acres 
farms 
328 
27 
31.4 
4.6 
16.1 
10.6 
acres 
77,945 
6,478 
31.3 
4.6 
16.1 
10.6 
260 to 499 acres 
farms 
1,075 
77 
33.4 
4.9 
18.0 
10.5 
acres 
383,630 
27,618 
33.1 
4.9 
17.8 
10.5 
500 to 999 acres 
farms 
892 
83 
33.2 
4.0 
19.8 
9.4 
acres 
608,560 
56,484 
33.4 
4.0 
20.0 
9.4 
1 ,000 to 1 ,999 acres 
farms 
623 
61 
29.1 
2.8 
18.3 
7.9 
acres 
841,832 
81,432 
28.8 
2.8 
18.1 
8.0 
2,000 acres or more 
farms 
705 
38 
20.0 
1.9 
14.0 
4.1 
acres 
8,483,200 
174,912 
8.0 
1.6 
5.1 
1.3 
Irrigated land use: 
Harvested cropland 
farms 
9,645 
937 
34.5 
7.9 
12.4 
14.2 
acres 
853,875 
43,924 
26.9 
2.9 
15.6 
8.4 
Pastureland and other land 
farms 
5,578 
537 
40.5 
11.5 
13.2 
15.7 
acres 
250,382 
24,155 
27.9 
4.3 
16.0 
7.5 
Market value of agricultural 
products sold 
$1,000 
1,816,147 
48,254 
11.9 
1.5 
7.2 
3.2 
Farms by value of sales: 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
5,263 
686 
50.3 
18.0 
10.0 
22.3 
$1,000 
749 
156 
53.0 
19.9 
10.3 
22.8 
$1,000 to $2,499 
farms 
1,937 
238 
37.6 
11.4 
9.9 
16.3 
$1,000 
3,238 
394 
38.0 
11.3 
10.2 
16.4 
$2,500 to $4,999 
farms 
2,055 
242 
39.9 
12.1 
10.8 
16.9 
$1,000 
7,323 
854 
39.7 
12.0 
10.9 
16.9 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,068 
221 
39.2 
10.9 
11.7 
16.7 
$1,000 
14,537 
1,553 
39.0 
10.7 
11.7 
16.6 
$10,000 to $19,999 
farms 
1,709 
154 
31.8 
6.6 
13.1 
12.1 
$1,000 
24,168 
2,155 
32.2 
6.6 
13.4 
12.2 
$20,000 to $24,999 
farms 
471 
41 
27.4 
5.5 
11.7 
10.2 
1,000 
10,341 
901 
27.4 
5.5 
11.8 
10.2 
$25,000 to $39,999 
farms 
1,017 
108 
38.1 
4.4 
16.8 
16.9 
$1,000 
31,708 
3,398 
38.2 
4.4 
17.0 
16.9 
$40,000 to $49,999 
farms 
407 
34 
36.1 
4.1 
17.7 
14.3 
$1,000 
18,017 
1,515 
35.8 
4.0 
17.6 
14.2 
$50,000 to $99,999 
farms 
1,117 
98 
34.8 
3.5 
18.1 
13.2 
$1,000 
78,767 
6,917 
34.6 
3.5 
18.1 
13.0 
$100,000 to $249,999 
farms 
897 
63 
30.5 
2.1 
22.3 
6.2 
$1,000 
141,583 
9,799 
30.0 
2.1 
21.8 
6.0 
$250,000 to $499,999 
farms 
530 
29 
23.8 
1.9 
17.3 
4.6 
$1,000 
188,628 
10,091 
24.5 
1.9 
17.8 
4.7 
$500,000 to $999,999 
farms 
301 
22 
19.6 
1.2 
14.0 
4.5 
$1,000 
208,716 
15,774 
19.4 
1.1 
13.9 
4.4 
$1 ,000,000 or more 
farms 
255 
20 
3.1 
0.6 
1.9 
0.7 
$1,000 
1,088,373 
52,029 
1.8 
0.6 
0.9 
0.3 
Net cash farm income of operations (see text): 
Farms with gains of 1 - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
886 
115 
40.0 
10.7 
11.9 
17.4 
$1,000 
408 
51 
40.3 
10.3 
12.7 
17.3 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
1,674 
175 
37.8 
9.6 
11.7 
16.4 
$1,000 
4,603 
469 
37.7 
9.4 
12.3 
16.0 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
951 
87 
34.1 
7.3 
12.3 
14.4 
$1,000 
6,904 
637 
33.9 
7.3 
12.4 
14.2 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
1,245 
107 
33.5 
5.2 
14.6 
13.6 
$1,000 
20,443 
1,718 
33.8 
5.1 
15.0 
13.8 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
763 
62 
31.6 
3.5 
15.9 
12.2 
$1,000 
26,574 
2,154 
31.3 
3.5 
15.9 
11.9 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
1,565 
77 
25.3 
2.3 
16.5 
6.6 
$1,000 
449,880 
12,791 
12.6 
1.3 
8.3 
3.0 
Farms with losses of - 
Less than $1 ,000 
farms 
1,097 
141 
40.7 
13.2 
9.5 
18.1 
1,000 
525 
69 
41.1 
13.6 
9.3 
18.2 
$1,000 to $4,999 
farms 
3,694 
469 
43.7 
14.7 
10.6 
18.5 
1,000 
10,488 
1,310 
43.8 
14.7 
10.5 
18.5 
$5,000 to $9,999 
farms 
2,459 
275 
44.3 
14.0 
11.1 
19.3 
1,000 
17,803 
1,973 
44.6 
14.0 
11.2 
19.4 
$10,000 to $24,999 
farms 
2,403 
237 
44.1 
13.8 
12.3 
18.0 
1,000 
37,393 
3,630 
43.9 
13.6 
12.3 
17.9 
$25,000 to $49,999 
farms 
750 
70 
40.5 
9.6 
14.6 
16.3 
1,000 
25,619 
2,374 
40.3 
9.6 
14.5 
16.2 
$50,000 or more 
farms 
540 
43 
34.4 
4.9 
17.1 
12.4 
1,000 
118,579 
14,410 
22.4 
2.8 
11.9 
7.6 
Farms by legal status for tax purposes: 
Family or individual 
farms 
14,575 
1,516 
40.4 
11.4 
12.1 
16.9 
acres 
3,291,934 
193,898 
24.5 
3.5 
13.8 
7.1 
Partnership 
farms 
1,588 
118 
34.2 
7.6 
13.1 
13.5 
acres 
1,604,907 
108,894 
18.6 
2.6 
11.4 
4.6 
See footnote(s) at end of table. -continued 
A - 20 APPENDIX A 201 2 Census of Agriculture 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
